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Artist: Haley Ard | Location: Pamplico, SC

Made-Up

This piece explores the use of a material that women consider no longer useful. I watched around 50 different women throw thousands of dollars worth into ziplock bags for me to create this portrait. The makeup was deemed either empty, too old, or just not pretty.

I was interested in recycling the makeup in a way that it was intended to be used (to cover a face), but simultaneously does something you wouldn't expect makeup to do. The pieces and tubes became my brushstrokes to add up to an "Unpainting."

Conceptually, the image raises a lot of questions that I'm still pondering. Why do women wear makeup? What do we gain; what do we lose? Does it reveal something about someone or conceal it? Is its purpose to cover up, emphasize, or imply youth? Is this specific makeup on this board an answer to these questions? Maybe it's that we are all empty, too old, or just not pretty.

Don't ask me, I just made this up.

Artist Biography

Haley Ard

Pamplico, SC

I was born and raised in South Carolina and attended Hannah-Pamplico High School where I began to discover my love for art with my art teacher Murriel Calcutt. Drawing had always come naturally to me and I enjoyed portraiture more than anything.

After graduating in 2014, I began my journey at Anderson University in South Carolina with a double major in graphic design and painting/drawing. As a student, the work I have produced covers a wide range of media and concept, winning several awards along the way for painting, animation, and my sophomore portfolio.

Experimentation with material, scale, and chance is something that I have really enjoyed and I intend to continue learning and pushing the limits of what I can do with art and design.

ArtFields is a charitable program and event sponsored by Lake City Creative Alliance, which is a federally-recognized Section 501(c)(3) organization located in Lake City, South Carolina. Its mission is to enhance the area schools and greater community through both creative and audience development by fostering a culturally-rich environment, connecting our communities through the arts, integrating arts into the education system, and serving as the lead in cultivating and advancing our region's creative economy.